Performance fitting a bad fit is like trying to pick up a turd by the clean end. Get the basic fit right first, then you can go somewhere.
@elgavachon - are you still having tilt issues?
changing track with linear finger pitches
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Re: changing track with linear finger pitches
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Re: changing track with linear finger pitches
The left lateral with the thumb seemed to do the trick. I was using a claw hook on my ring finger & 3/4 reverse on my middle and getting less than 20* since I last posted. Bill Hall looked at my grip (performance fitted) & said he would not change a thing. Joe Slowinski has given me permission to go another 1/2" left (1 1/16" left) & by doing that I had to change the claw grip on my ring finger so I am using 3/4" reverse on both fingers (drilled on the CLT at 23*....7/16" by 7/16"). I will be seeing Bill again soon & am hoping I have not overdone it, but I am very happy with how much I can vary my release right now.LabRat wrote:Performance fitting a bad fit is like trying to pick up a turd by the clean end. Get the basic fit right first, then you can go somewhere.
@elgavachon - are you still having tilt issues?
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Re: changing track with linear finger pitches
OK. One tip that works well for many people is to increase the width of the bridge - this often lowers tilt. Thought it might be worth a shot if all else fails.
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Re: changing track with linear finger pitches
Increasing the left thumb pitch by 1/2" will probably increase the CLT angle a few degrees, since the base of your hand will tend to lay down flatter on the ball surface.
BTW, if the CLT is rotated counterclockwise 23º relative to the grip-line, so should the pair of finger holes.
ie: for a hypothetical 90º CLT, the pair of finger holes will end up vertically stacked relative to the CLT, unless they are also rotated 90º.
BTW, if the CLT is rotated counterclockwise 23º relative to the grip-line, so should the pair of finger holes.
ie: for a hypothetical 90º CLT, the pair of finger holes will end up vertically stacked relative to the CLT, unless they are also rotated 90º.
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PAP: 5.5625 x .625 up
REVRATE: 360
SPEED: 17mph at release
AR: 55º
AT: 17º